Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-12
The Lady and the Terror.
INNOCENCE OF CHILDHOOD PROVES OyERwHRrx MT
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The Lady and the Terror.
INNOCENCE OF CHILDHOOD Proves OVERWHELMING
TO MAIDENLY AODESTY.
From the Harrisburg telegraph
one OF the delightful days OF last week a young
lady well known mthe exclusive first circles OF San
Francisco society for unrivalled personal charms
and elegance OF accomplishments, was driven
around to make congratulatory call upon mar
ried Lady friend who was happily convalescinp
from that occasional sacred event in the lives OF
welded ladies, which, Tar from being sickness, is
the perfect elimination OF their health. She was
shown into the parlor, and for the few minutes re-
Qu1red to arrange for the reception in that room
where mother and child were doing as well as
could be expected, was left with no other to en-
terta1n her than only son and heir OF the house
Master Charles then in his fourth year. But
Charlie was fully equal to the situation and prom
ised to grow uD into an ornament OF society that
Will never be abashed by beauty, however bril-
liant, into the painful negative Of "nO CONVERSE
marks, Master Charles approached nearer the visi-
TOT and, lowering his tone into confidential,
miss -, 90 dot a baby?n
The young lady gave one swift glance around to
assure herself there was no other nearer OF this
pertinent question, and replied:
'.NO, Charlie, dear, have not"
land did 90 never have baby?"
In spite OF the youth Of her eager interlocutor
gaze and her pretty face flushed as she replied:
o.. NO Charlie never did. Is not this a beauti-
lUl u0y!''
"And amt 90 never dofn't to have no habv,y nor.
sisted Charlie, declining to enter on the tempting
conversational side track of the weather.
"My boy, can't TELL Tell me all the names of
whom those are the photographs"
"And don't 90 want baby?"
"Why, Charlie, what a close questioner You are
those newspaper interv1ewers, and then what viii
your poor mamma think OF yOu?"
because, continued Charlie. utterly refusing
10 Oe switched on, 81 know where 90 tan Diet one
The doctor brought my mamma one and he keen1h
them in his ofith. You Juth do down Ellith threet
to Martet threet and den 90 do down Martat threet
to Tarney threet, and den 90 do down Tarnev
threet ever tho far, and den 90 do up lot OF
thairth and thath where he teeps 'em. And they re
mammals yet, but beth dOin' to-" ~
"Wel, Charlie, I'm sure I'm much obliged to Won
1or your full directions and I'll know Just where
to go; v,+,
Juth ath thoon ath ever he tums home that 90
want baby and he'll Diet one for OO and "
That young lady seized that little boy by his
TWO shoulders, and leaning over as to look full
into his eyes she said, with impressiveness lent
"See here, Charlie, listen to me. 1 don't want
any baby yet, and If you ever say anything about
IT to your papa m never like you any more at all
at all never. never, never Now, will you promisee
"Well, II 90 don't want a baby won't, but tot
everybody like to have babieth. LIDO"
The Interview was here terminated nv the on
trance OF a servant to usher the visitor into the
presence of the convalescent lady.
why He Went Out.
From the Boston Record.
"Phfl, dearest, why did you hurry out again to-
night between the actS9 You promised that Won
would give up that habit"
1T was my last chance and had to CO."
"LaSt chance at what?"
''TO buy one OF the new base ball score-cands
They've gone OF with rush" N
"Mhat Is there peculiar about them?"
''They have glass tube attached for CARRYING
ammonia, SO that when Kelly strikes the excite,
ment will not be fatal"
Testing Pianos Before PURCHASING.
From the Art Journal.
lady called at piano room the other day. ex
amined the instruments, and selected one well
suited to the apple OF her eye. But she was also
fastidiOus upon another point, which was whether
the piano could play the 'sMock1ng Bird evidently
her musical TEST; She could not play it herself;
none OF the members of the house knew it: a mu,
stefan dropped In but knew 1t not; member OF
another firm made a friendly CALL who had heard
the lady was still signing for the knocking Bird
Sne-too %, 1yeiy ior anything, strange TO say
pie OF the Ordinary plano purchaser:
A Sad Farewell.
BILL NYKs TOUCHING REMARKS ON SENDING RACK Hrs
ANNUAL RAILWAY PASS.
81 will now take last look at the fair
young features OF your pass before finally sealing
this letter. How sad to see an annual pass cut
down in LIES young morning, ere fourth OF its
race has been run! How touchful to part from it
forever!
What sad year this has been SO far! Earth.
quakes, fires, storms railway disasters and death
In every form have visited our country, and now
like the hitting blasts from Siberia, or the nippinr
cutworm, cutting OF the early crop OF fOwering
ANIMALS just as they had budded to bloom into
beauty and uSefulneSSi"
DENIES HAVING Used THE COMPANYB MONEY
The trial OF B0okkeeper Charlier, accrsed OF ap-
Canal company, was continued In New York YES
terday. He said the company was not interested
in his transactions at the tsthmus as he had q
can paper to advantage. He sold drafts at an adj
vance OF e per cent Laborers from Colon were
made good profit In exchaneinp their silver for
gold. He denied ever having used the companys
money, but claimed he LEFT at Panama 5000 OF
his own money In the cOmpanY,s safe